Black Quinoa Stuffed Bell Pepper
How to Make Black Quinoa Stuffed Bell Pepper Recipe
Black Quinoa stuffed bell pepper is one of the best cuisines to treat the tastebuds as well as to get essential nutrients out of it. It’s a vegetarian recipe with a balance of species and herbs along with wholesome ingredients. The star of the dish is Quinoa which is counted as one of the power-packed superfoods to get protein and fibre. It’s an excellent alternative to plain rice. This recipe satisfies your soul, and its unique properties of it are that it’s a 100% vegan recipe which is eaten with salad to gain the most from it.
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INGREDIENTS Serving : For 2 people
The black quinoa stuffed bell pepper recipe is stuffed bell peppers with highly nutritious ingredients filled with a mixture of quinoa, kidney beans, corn, walnut and spices, then baked in the oven to achieve the perfect taste.
Here’s what you’ll need for this black quinoa bell pepper recipe:
- Yellow Bell Pepper – 2
- Garlic – 4 – 5 Cloves (Chopped)
- Onion – 1 Large Size (Chopped)
- Tomato – 1 Large size (Chopped)
- Quinoa – 1 ½ Cup (Cooked)
- Corn – 1 Cup (frozen)
- Kidney Beans – 1 Cup (Boiled)
- Cumin Powder – 1 Tablespoon
- Red Chilly Powder – ½ Tablespoon
- Rock Salt – As per taste
- Chilly Flakes – 1 Teaspoon
- Oregano – 1 Teaspoon
- Walnut – 1 Tablespoon
- Cheese – As per your liking
NOTE
For this recipe like this which has tons of nutritious ingredients in it, so we, with a view of upscaling its taste, have used Organic tattva Rock Salt and Organic Tattva Walnuts.
NUTRITION
Per Serving (1 Stuffed Quinoa bell pepper)
- Calories – 350
- Protein – 15.7g
- Carbohydrates – 43.9g
- Saturated fat – 5.5g
- Cholestrol – 25mg
- Iron – 3.8mg
- Calcium – 279.1mg
- Magnesuim – 101mg
- Potassium – 638.6mg
- Sodium – 357.1mg
INSTRUCTIONS
You might have tried this recipe in restaurants and loved it too, but you must be wondering about the secret recipe of this mouth-watering dish. So here is what you need. So, we have mentioned its instructions for you to be the star chef of your kitchen.
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How to cook Quinoa
- Take one cup of Quinoa and add 2 cups of water to it. And cook it until it absorbs all the water, then remove the pot from heat. Now, cover the Quinoa and let it steam goer 5 minutes.
Now, The Recipe
- Cut the bell pepper into half and remove the seeds from it; Wash it and blanch it for 2 minutes.
- Put the sliced bell pepper on a greased tray and bake it for 15 minutes, then put it aside.
- Heat a pan on a low flame, put oil in it and allow it to get heated.
- Now put garlic and onion into it and stir it till it softens.
- Add tomato to it and stir it for 2 minutes.
- Put black Quinoa, corn, and kidney beans into the pan and fry it for a few minutes.
- Add cumin powder, red chilly powder, and rock salt, and let it cook for 2 minutes.
- Put chilly flakes, oregano and walnut to it and fry for 30 seconds and let it cool.
- Now stuff the mixture in the sliced bell peppers and add cheese on top.
- In a pre-heated oven on 375 degrees and bake it for 10 minutes.
- After it’s baked, allow it to rest for 5 minutes before surviving
- And bongo! Your black Quinoa stuffed bell pepper is ready to be served.
